Discovering Japanese food

After 30 years in Japan, California-born Nancy Singleton Hachisu has emerged as one of the world’s top authorities on Japanese food. We ask what’s bubbling in the country – and what the world still hasn’t discovered about Japan’s rich culinary culture.

Lucinda Elliott takes us to Santa Cecília in downtown São Paulo, an area that has seen an influx of restaurants, bars and bricks-and-mortar retail, spearheaded by Brazilian entrepreneurs who are eager to improve the neig…

How one microbrewery and distillery in Lebanon is working to improve the nation’s spirits scene, Jason Atherton’s new restaurant in London, plus how two chefs are working to create perfect British sandwiches.

How the Asian hospitality brand Potato Head is setting new milestones with its hotels and restaurants, the latest wave of tequila and mezcal in London, and how a new UK rum won over consumers in just a few years.

How Allpress Espresso has grown from an Auckland-based business into one of the world’s favourite coffee brands. Plus: why one small town in Turkey has produced many of the country’s top chefs and what it takes to create…

Tastemakers and bartenders in Bahia’s state capital Salvador are changing the face of Brazil’s national drink, cachaça. Monocle’s Lucinda Elliott finds out how perceptions of the spirit are changing at home and abroad.

How Halen Môn sea salt from Wales made its way to the kitchens of many of the world’s best restaurants. Plus: a new type of craft beer from the UK and a Russian spirit forgotten for generations is making a comeback.